Person Details

Birthday: 1956-08-26 07:47:07

Aliases: Peter Brett Cullen , Μπρέτρ Κάλλεν

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA

Homepage: http://brettcullen.com

Movie Involvements: 54

TV Involvements: 45


Most Famous Work

Biography

Peter Brett Cullen (born August 26, 1956) is an American actor who has appeared in numerous motion pictures and television programs. Early in 2007, he was cast as the role of an estranged father to one of the American football players, Tim Riggins (played by actor Taylor Kitsch), in the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights. Cullen was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Lucien Hugh Cullen, an oil industry executive, and Catherine Cullen. He graduated from Madison High School in Houston in 1974. Cullen graduated from the University of Houston, giving great credit to his highly acclaimed acting mentor and University of Houston professor, Cecil Pickett, who also mentored such Houston born actors as Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid, & Brent Spiner among others. Cullen and Dennis Quaid's close friendship to this day dates back to the 1970s and it is Cullen who introduced Dennis Quaid to his current wife, Kimberly Buffington at a dinner in Austin, Texas. Cullen played Dan Fixx in the 1980s CBS drama Falcon Crest for two seasons (1986–1988) and Marshal Sam Cain in the ABC western series The Young Riders for one season (1989–1990). In 1980, he appeared as the second Gideon Chisholm in the last nine episodes of the CBS western miniseries The Chisholms. In the four earlier episodes, the Gideon Chisholm role was played by Brian Kerwin. Cullen was the lead actor as Ned Logan in the short-lived Legacy, which lasted for just one season (1998–1999). On the series The West Wing Cullen played Ray Sullivan, a fictional governor of West Virginia and the Republican nominee for Vice President. His guest appearances on TV include: The Incredible Hulk, Tales from the Crypt, MAS*H, V, Matlock, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Ally McBeal, Walker, Texas Ranger, Once and Again, Without a Trace, Cold Case, The Mountain, Monk, CSI: Miami, NCIS, Desperate Housewives, Pepper Dennis, Lost, Ghost Whisperer, Private Practice, Ugly Betty, and Friday Night Lights. In 2009, he had a recurring role in the ABC Family television series Make It or Break It. He has played two real-life astronauts, Jack Lousma in Apollo 13 (Brett is the CapCom at the time of the explosion; at that shift Lousma was the CapCom in real life) and David Scott in the HBO mini-series From the Earth to the Moon. His most recent appearance was in the role of Barton Blaze in the movie Ghost Rider. Other movie credits include Wyatt Earp (with Kevin Costner), Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (with Kenny Rogers and Bruce Boxleitner), Something to Talk About (with Julia Roberts and Dennis Quaid), The Replacements (with Gene Hackman), On Golden Pond (with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer), Nancy Drew, and Gridiron Gang. He also played Bob Cleary in the 1983 mini-series The Thorn Birds. Cullen was recently cast in the up-coming femme comedy Monte Carlo alongside Selena Gomez, Andie MacDowell and Leighton Meester and is playing the role of Tom Eckert in the upcoming war film Red Dawn. On February 8, 2011, Brett was named the official spokesman for Houston Works which helps Houston residents with job training and placement, scholarships, consulting, technical initiatives focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics and summer job programs along with Youth Summits. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brett Cullen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

NCIS
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8

NCIS

(2003) Todd Gelfand
Criminal Minds
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8

Criminal Minds

(2005) Preacher Justin Mills
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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8

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

(2000) John Nolan
The Blacklist
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8

The Blacklist

(2013) Ilya Koslov
Castle
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8

Castle

(2009) Christian Dahl
The Mentalist
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8

The Mentalist

(2008) Dane Kurtik
CSI: Miami
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8

CSI: Miami

(2002) Michael Boland
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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8

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Judge Milton Cox
Self
2022 Paul
Harper Finn
Bill Sharman
2021 Walter Sylvan
2020 Captain McKeutchen
2019 Ed
Thomas Wayne
2018 Steve
Curtis Grange
Dr. Willard Pearrow
2016 Chuck Flynn
Father
2015 Arthur Crosby
Captain Beckett
Ralston Rhodes
Self - Friend
2014 Greg Larson
Gerald Kindt
2013 The Stranger
Ilya
Ilya Koslov
Don Barbara
Michael Stappord
Clay Hopper
2012 Ben
Congressman
Sgt. Tom Eckert
Sgt. Nickerson
2011 Nathaniel Price
Nathan Ingram
Jimmy Brennan
Used Car Salesman
Robert
David Wheeler
Captain Perkins
2010 Frank Buckley
Donald Currie
2009 Agent Patterson
N/A
Self
Mark Keeler
Christian Dahl
Jake
2008 Robert
Dane Kurtik
Avery
2007 Allan
Paul McFee
Lawrence Henderson
Barton Blaze
2006 Walt Riggins
Ted LeBeau
Frank Torrance
N/A
2005 Jack Applewhite
Preacher Justin Mills
2004 David Harris
N/A
Goodwin Stanhope
N/A
Hub Weber
Sam Penny
Xander
Dr. Jake Mitchell
2003 Rob Deamer (2003)
Todd Gelfand
Brad, Sr.
Heston
2002 Carson Drew
Greg Pritchard
Michael Boland
James Duffy
2001 Charlie Martin
2000 John Nolan
Eddie Martel
Deacon
1999 Governor Ray Sullivan R-WV
N/A
N/A
1998 N/A
Luke Barton
Dave Scott
1997 Bryan
N/A
Coach David Blair
Self
Michael Sanford
James
Clade Charbonnet
1996 N/A
Sean
1995 Jack Mann
Jamie Johnson
CAPCOM 1
Dr. James Martin
1994 Sundance Kid
Saddle Tramp
Carl Jasper
Police Chief Sam Wasser
1993 Tim Rutland
Frank
Pete Drayton
Dennis Becker
Ed Wylie
Deral
1992 Ken
Kurt
1991 John Whitney
Gallagher
Peter Harmon
Jeff Harper
1990 Malcolm Dundee
1989 Marshal Sam Cain
Ronnie Price
1988 Donny Smithern
1987 Dennis Brady
1986 Philo Henderson
Billy
N/A
1985 Cooper
Brad Turner
1984 Robert
Duane
1983 Bob Cleary
1981 Dan Fixx
1979 N/A
1977 N/A
1972 McKegney
Sawyer
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2012 Co-Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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